A cattle ranch spanning almost one million acres has hit the market in the US state of Wyoming.

With a price tag of $79.5m (just over €68m), the Pathfinder Ranch is an accumulation of more than 12 historic ranches and is split into four units and is sure to bring to mind comparisons with the Dutton ranch from the US television series Yellowstone.

The ranch is currently leased out in these separate operating units, which run 3,400 cows, 180 bulls, around 7,500 yearlings and 130 saddle horses.

Whoever purchases the ranch will receive two Wyoming livestock brands.

“The bar J bar brand, used on the left shoulder of cattle and right hip or right shoulder of horses, remains one of the most recognised marks in the area," according to estate agent Swan Land Company.

“The Dumbell brand, the Y cross, includes a mark on the left hip of both cattle and horses and a distinctive sheep brand. Together, these brands will be conveyed in good standing with the Wyoming Livestock Board,” it said.

Almost three-quarters of the ranch is grazed, with the remainder left to support wildlife.

The ranch has been described by the estate agent as “one of the great giants among working cattle ranches in the Rocky Mountain West”.

There are a range of residential units, bunkhouses, sheds, outbuildings and pens on the ranch, including the Great Pathfinder Lodge, which has nine bedrooms.

The ranch holds what are described as “significant” pre-1904 irrigation water rights on over 3,500ac and it also owns and maintains the nation's first habitat conservation bank for sage grouse and the largest bank ever approved by the US Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service.

“The habitat bank was created for the purpose of conserving and protecting the habitat of the greater sage grouse, elk, mule deer, pronghorn, bald and golden eagles, raptor species, migratory birds and other wildlife, and to promote improved water quality and quantity while maintaining the agricultural values and open space of the area,” the ranch brochure states.